Necktie holder



C. S, MARIEN NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Jan.

Dec. 13, 1960 FIG.

4 fig FIG.3

INVENTOR. CLEMENT MARIEN FIG.4

ATTORNEYS NECKTIE HOLDER Clement S. Marien, Mansfield, Mass., assignor to Swank, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Filed Jan. 23, 1959, Ser. No. 788,576

6 Claims. (Cl. 24- 49) This invention relates to necktie holder of the type which may be utilized for holding a necktie against excessive movement and provides a construction which has the appearance of two separated parts mounted on the tie with no visible connection between them.

Another object of this invention is to provide a necktie holder of this character in which the two parts Will be held or maintained in a certain definite alignment which may be necessary for the ornamental theme involved without showing any visible connection on the obverse face of the necktie.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragmental portion of the necktie showing the ornamental holder as mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the holder detached from the necktie;

Figure 3 is a central sectional view of the holder;

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 3.

In proceeding with this invention, I have provided a first ornamental member with a pin extending rearwardly therefrom to pass through the necktie, the pin then being bent to extend parallel to the obverse face of the necktie along the back of the necktie. I have also provided a second ornamental member to be located adjacent the edge of the necktie and provided with an arm which has a portion extending forwardly at the edge of the necktie to be attached to the second ornamental member, the arm also extending along the rear surface of the necktie and having means to secure it to the pin so that at the rear of the necktie the two parts are held against rotation and will maintain the two ornamental members in a desired aligned position.

With reference to the drawings, .10 designates a necktie and 11 the first ornamental member which is mounted thereon and in this case is in the shape of an arrow. A pin 12 extends rearwardly as at 13 from the first ornamental member so as to pass through the necktie 10 and then extends parallel to the obverse face of the necktie as at 14 along the rear surface of the necktie. A second ornamental member designated 15 is located adjacent the edge 16 of the necktie and is in the shape of the tail portion of the arrow with a shank '17 extending therefrom. An arm designated generally 18 has a forwardly extending portion 19 secured to the rear surface of the second ornamental member 15 and has its main portion 20 extending parallel to the obverse face States Patent Patented Dec. 13, 1960 of the necktie but along the rear surface thereof, and it is clamped to the pin portion 14 so as to maintain an alignment therewith. Thus the shank portions 17 and 11 of the arrow will always maintain their desired alignment.

The portion 20 of the arm 18 is provided with a tubular bore 21 into which the pin 14 extends. Ears 22 are cut and bent from the arm portion 20 and a lever 23 is pivoted as at 24 in the cars 22 of the arm has a gripping portion 25 to swing against the shank of the pin '14 and bind it in position. Notches 26 are provided in the pin so that a better grip may be provided. In order to accommodate pins of somewhat different diameter, the stock of the tubular arm 20 is slit at spaced points 27 and 28 to provide a tongue '29 which will allow the lever to press the tongue outwardly slightly as it gripsthe pin and provides a resilient pressure on the pin at all times. This permits of some adjustment of the pin in the arm without releasing the clamp.

The tongue at its outer end 30 is bent outwardly which serves the two purposes of providing a guide for the entrance of the pin into the tubular arm and also to cause the necktie to be protruded outwardly in a space between the ends of the shanks 1:1 and 17 to cause the arrow to have the effect of piercing the necktie.

In order to secure the holder to the shirt of the wearer a chain 31 is secured to the arm '18 with a cross bar 32 to pass through the button hole of a shirt.

I claim:

1. A necktie holder comprising a first ornamental member to overlie the obverse face of the necktie and having a pin extending rearwardly therefrom to pass through the necktie and then at generally right angles to overlie the rear face of the necktie, a second ornamental member to overlie the obverse face of the necktie adjacent an edge thereof and spaced on said obverse face from the first ornamental member, an arm overlying the rear face of the necktie having a portion extending forwardly beyond the edge of the necktie and attached to said second ornamental member, said arm having means at the free end of the arm to secure it to said pin and maintain itself in alignment with said pin.

2. A necktie holder as in claim 1 wherein said means includes a bore to telescopingly receive said pin.

3. A necktie holder as in claim 1 wherein said means includes a clamp to bind the pin thereto.

4. A necktie holder as in claim 1 wherein said means includes a bore to telescopingly receive said pin and includes a clamp to bind the pin thereto.

5. A necktie holder as in claim 1 wherein said means includes a bore to telescopingly receive said pin and with spaced longitudinal slits providing a resilient tongue to engage said pin.

6. A necktie holder as in claim 1 wherein said means includes a clamp to bind the pin thereto and said pin has a plurality of notches to be engaged by said clamp.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 268,632 Danforth Dec. 5, 1882 819,927 Rogers May 8, 1906 1,214,312 Kaeding Ian. 30, 1917 1,619,390 Wolf Mar. 1, 1927 2,594,169 Hickman Apr. 22, 1952 

